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Principles of Digital Usability

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CategoryExact Sciences and TechnologyCategoryBeginner
Discover how usability transforms digital products!
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Effort: 3 hours
  • Pace: Self paced
  • Languages: English and portuguese
  • 1,549 already enrolled!
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What you will learn

  • Learning the concept of usability.
  • Understanding how usability impacts the quality of digital platform usage.
  • Explaining the importance of having an interface that is consistent in both design and functionality.
  • Describing how to maintain design consistency and provide clear feedback to the user.
  • Demonstrating how design can be accessible to all users.
  • Creating an interface with language, metaphors, and concepts that are familiar to the user.
  • Understanding the relevance of having a clean interface, free from unnecessary elements.
  • Listing the key principles of usability.

Description

In today’s digital world, understanding and applying usability principles is crucial for crafting truly effective digital experiences. This course offers comprehensive training to help you develop user-centred, accessible, and intuitive digital products.

This training course is designed for everyone who wishes to stand out in an increasingly competitive market, where user experience is a key factor that determines the success of any digital project.

Assessment and certification

At the end of each module, in order to assess your progress, there will be a mandatory learning assessment, which will be worth 50% of the final grade.

At the end of the course, there will be a Final Evaluation Test, worth 50% of the final grade.

Course plan

Part 1 | Introduction to Digital Usability
o Module 1: Definition of Usability
o Module 2: Examples of Good Practice

Part 2 | Key Principles of Digital Usability
o Module 3: Simplicity and Clarity
o Module 4: Consistency and Feedback
o Module 5: Accessibility and Inclusion

Part 3 | The Impact and Importance of Usability in the Digital World
o Module 6: Benefits of Effective Usability
o Module 7: Usability as a Competitive Advantage

Part 4 | Correlation Between the System and the Real World
o Module 8: System vs. The Real World

Part 5 | Aesthetic and Minimalist Design
o Module 9: Aesthetic and Minimalist Design

Organizations

Academia Portugal Digital (Portugal Digital Academy)

License

License for the course content

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
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